The Apple Shed Kitchen & Bar on the Mapua wharf has been a mainstay during the development of the area into the outstanding locale it is today. From the days when Dennis and Sharon Crawford started smoking fish in a…
One of our favourite places to sit in the sun, enjoy a glass of wine and devour tasty a woodfired pizza was Kahurangi Estate at Upper Moutere, and we missed these pizzas when the cellar door changed hands many years…
chef Ben Smith and his wife Bridget have since taken over the old store in Washington Valley and set about turning it into a real community food spot; Street Food on Washington is a lot more than just a place for quick takeaways at lunchtime, but you can do that too if you want to.
If you have been around Nelson as long as I have you will remember the days of the Texacana Burger Bar in Hardy St with its roller door and counter that was basically on the footpath as well as the…
When the operators of the restaurant facility at Seifried Estate closed up and went away very suddenly a few years ago the Seifried family said they wanted the right operator for the business, not just someone who was prepared to…
This week’s recipe from Hopgood’s & Co is for Tomato & Eggplant Risotto with parmesan & basil. Kevin Hopgood says while freshly roasted and chopped tomatoes give more flavour you can substitute them for a can of good quality Italian…
Here’s a tasty recipe for charred prawns, mango, peanut & lime from the great guys at Hopgood’s & Co for you to make at home. Head chef Aaron Ballantyne says they are super easy to make using ingredients many people…
At the restaurant we serve this roast beets recipe with a roast duck breast dish but it’s just as good with venison or beef. It’s a versatile way to use beets in season and another dish that’s included in our…
I can’t wait until the Covid-19 restrictions ease a little so we can get back to some sense of a functioning community again but the way local restaurants in particular have adapted to doing business differently during Level 3 restrictions…